Shloka 33

प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्

Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host

Devanagari script

सागरप्रतिमौघेनवृतस्तेनबलेनसः ।।।।प्रहस्तोनिर्ययौक्रुद्धःकालान्तकयमोपमः ।

Transliteration

sāgara-pratima-oghena vṛtas tena balena saḥ |

prahasto niryayau kruddhaḥ kālāntaka-yama-upamaḥ ||6.57.33||

Translation

Von jenem Heer umringt, das einem aufwallenden Ozean glich, zog Prahastha zornentbrannt hinaus, Kāla, Antaka und Yama in tödlicher Gestalt vergleichbar.

Word by Word

सागरप्रतिमौघेनwith a flood-like force like the ocean

वृतःsurrounded

तेनby/with that

बलेनarmy

सःhe

प्रहस्तःPrahasta

निर्ययौwent out

क्रुद्धःenraged

कालान्तकयमोपमःlike Kāla, Antaka, and Yama

Context

Prahastha emerged in rage surrounded by his forces which was like an ocean that resembled Kala (time spirit), Anthaka (death) and Yama (God of death).

Characters & Entities

Prahastha

army (bala)

Kāla

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Wrath (krodha) is portrayed as a destructive force allied with death-imagery. The dharmic lesson consistent with the Ramayana is that anger clouds discernment and pushes action away from satya, making even strength become ruinous.

What is the narrative situation?

Prahastha advances, enraged, with a massive force likened to an ocean, and is compared to personifications of death and time.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a dominant trait: wrathful ferocity and terrifying presence.